People That Make Us Proud To Be Irish

People That Make Us Proud To Be Irish

1.Conor McGregor. After this weekend’s events, we can’t ignore the fact that Conor McGregor did his country proud. Tears all around the country on Sunday morning.

Who else makes our hearts melt?

2.Hozier. Andrew Hozier-Byrne’s world famous song ‘Take Me To Church” has brought attention to his amazing voice and skill of song-writing. His album is constantly making the charts all around the world.

3.Rory McIlroy. The Co. Down golfer is an international golf champion and has brought many titles home to Ireland such as the U.S. Open and PGA Championship.

4.Chris O’ Dowd. The hilarious actor has earned himself big TV and film roles in Hollywood. He starred in films such as ‘Bridesmaids’ and ‘This is 40’ and various TV programmes including ‘Doc Martin’, ‘Girls’ and ‘Moone Boy’.

5.Katie Taylor. Katie brought home the gold for Ireland in the 2012 Summer Olympics and became a national hero.

6.Niall Horan. It’s always the best feeling to have even one member in a world-famous band to be Irish. Niall has always stayed true to his Irish roots keeping up with the GAA and is seen frequently wearing his Ireland jersey.

7.Laura Whitmore. Laura has earned herself giant presenting gigs such as MTV News and ‘I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here’. It makes us proud to hear that Irish accent on the telly.

8.Liam Neeson. The Antrim-born actor is loved world-wide. He landed himself main roles in films such as ‘The Bounty’, ‘Taken’, ‘Batman Begins’ and ‘Love Actually’.

9.Phil Lynott. Lynott was an Irish musician, singer and song-writer who grew up in Crumlin. He was most famous for being the lead vocalist, song-writer and bassist of the band Thin Lizzy. His songs are world-famous and before he died in 1986, he performed around the world with Thin Lizzy.

10.Sinead O’ Connor. Although we do criticise her and not all of us will agree, Sinead has given Ireland a lot of interest by foreign music-lovers. She has also gathered a lot of attention from the media through her run-ins with various celebrities including Miley Cyrus and Madonna.

11.Christy Moore. Moore was named Ireland’s greatest living musician in 2007 by RTE’s People of the Year Awards. Many world-famous singers have grown fond of the Irish folk singer. Everyone who attended Oxegen in 2011 were very proud of him when Chris Martin (Coldplay) brought him on stage to perform.

12.John Moore. Irish pride comes out when one of our own have a good success story. John Moore is an Irish director who directed films that proved popular with audiences across the globe. Such films include ‘Behind Enemy Lines’, ‘A Good Day to Die Hard’ and ‘The Omen’.

13.Saoirse Ronan. Ronan is an award-winning actress and started playing big roles in world renowned films at the age of eight, adding to the long list of talented Irish people. She played lead roles in films such as ‘The Host’, ‘Hanna’ and ‘The Lovely Bones’.

14.Graham Norton. The TV host and comedian is loved by people around the world because well, he’s gas. His interaction with celebrities is like no other presenter and he makes us giggle, which is always a win.

15.Brendan Gleeson. Ah, we can’t leave him out. Gleeson is an extremely talented actor from Dublin and has earned many main roles in films such as ‘Braveheart’, ‘Calvary’, ‘Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire’ and ‘Edge of Tomorrow’.

The above 15 make us very proud when their talent is recognised and their stories become a success. H’on McGregor.